"What is happening here?" Agastya asked sternly.

Everyone was looking down. They couldn't utter a single word because of fear.

"I asked something!" He said with a louder voice.

"Sir aaj inka birthday hai isliye humne socha kyu na inka birthday hum log yaaha pe hi celebrate kare...." Sana said looking down.

"Yeh tumhara idea tha?" Agastya asked.

Sana slowly nodded in yes.

"Come outside." He said and left the ward as he didn't want to create any scene in front of the patients.

Sana followed him being very scared. Some other doctors and staffs also went after them.

"Sir please try to understand. Except his wife unke ghar se aur koi nahi tha. Woh bohut akela mehsoos kar rahe the. I just tried to make them happy...." Sana tried to explain.

"Have you lost it?" Agastya yelled making Sana shiver.

"Subah unka itna bada operation hone wala hai. Aur raat ko idhar party chal rahi hai? Is this a hospital or what?" He said angrily.

"Sir main emotional ho gayi thi." Sana said.

"Emotional?" Agastya gave a sarcastic laugh. "So aise banogi tum acchi doctor? Apne professional life ke saath emotions ko mixed up karke? Listen Ms Shehnaaz Gill, we are doctors. Humara kaam hota hai patients ka treatment karna, unhe heal karna naa ki unke saath emotionally connected ho jaana. Agar aaj humare haatho uss patient ki death bhi ho jaati hai, we shouldn't be the one to keep shedding tears for him. This is called professionalism."

Now Sana looked up. Her eyes became moist. She couldn't understand how can a person be so insensitive. He could he talk so easily about someone's death.

"Sir sayad yeh apka point of view hoga. But to me every single patient's life matters. Their happiness matters to me. Main bas operation se pehle unko aur unki wife ko khush dekhna chahti thi. So whatever I have done today, I'm not guilty for that." Sana said firmly. Everyone became surprised seeing Sana speaking so bravely in front of Agastya as nobody had the courage to go against him.

"So you are thinking that you are right?" Agastya asked. "But let me tell you, you are nothing but an irresponsible person. Jise sirf emotions mein beh jaana aata hai. Hospital ke rules and regulations uske liye matter nahi karte. And there is no space in my team for these kind of people. Isliye kaal subah tumhe operation theatre mein aane ki koi zaroorat nahi hai. First prove yourself as a good doctor and I doubt you will ever be able to do that."

Saying that Agastya was going to leave but suddenly Sana said, "You are right. I'm not a good doctor. Lekin maine aap ke baare mein bohut suna tha. Suna tha, aap India ke top Cardiac surgeons mein se ek hai. But aaj paata chal raha hai, aap ke khud ke andar hi koi heart nahi hai."

Agastya's expression changed hearing that. Suddenly he was reminded of his past. The past from which he was trying to run away. Was he always this much heartless? Or some incidents of past made him like this?

Agastya closed his eyes. He didn't want to remember anything. He wanted to forget everything. So he left from there maintaining his angry face.

Sana looked at everybody and then left from the hospital crying.
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Sid came out of his house at midnight. He walked some distance on the empty road and saw Kushal standing with his bike. He remembered the work Sana told him to do.

Flashback...

It was a day before Sana left Mumbai. Sid and Sana were spending time at a place.

Suddenly Sana said, "Sid I have to tell you something. It's about Kushal and Shivangi...."

Sid didn't let Sana finish and said, "Unn dono ne phir se jhagra kiya? Yaar mujhe samajh nahi aata yeh dono humesha ladte kyu rehte hai?"

"Meri puri baat toh sun le." Sana said being annoyed.

"Accha sorry. Bol."

"Kushal aur Shivangi ek dusre se pyaar karte hai. They are in love."

As soon as Sana said this, Sid burst into laugh.

"Sana tu na soch samajh ke baat kiya kar. Kushal and Shivangi.... How's it possible?" He said while laughing.

"Sid main soch samajh ke hi bol rahi hoon. Shivangi Kushal se pyaar karti hai, usne khud mujhse kaha hai. And I know Kushal bhi Shivangi se pyaar karta hai. It's evident."

"Lekin Shivangi toh kisi aur ko date kar rahi thi na?"

"Woh sab jhut tha. She just wanted to know what Kushal feels for her."

Sid thought for a while and said, "Matlab tu yeh keh rahi hai ki dono ek dusre se pyaar karte hai but they aren't ready to confess."

"Exactly. Dono ko hi kahi na kahi rejection ka darr hai. Upar se Shivangi ne keh diya hai jab tak Kushal usse propose nahi karta, she won't confess her feelings."

"Yeh ladkiya aur unke nakhre." Sid said rolling his eyes.

Sana gave him a death glare making Sid scared.

"I was saying.... Hum iss mein kya kar sakte hai?" He said to cover himself up.

"Tu Kushal ko convince kar taa ki woh apni feelings ko na chhupaye. Main toh yaaha rahungi nahi. Isliye unn dono ko milane ki zimmedari teri." Sana said.

"Sana don't you feel yeh sab humein unn dono ke upar hi chhor dena chahiye? It's their life, they will decide what to do."

"Sid what are you saying? They are our friends. We should help them out. Agar woh dono aisa sochte aur humein apne haal pe chhor dete, toh kya hum dono kabhi ek ho paate?"

"Yeh bhi hai." Sid said. "Ok main Kushal se baat karunga. Waise toh usne mere saath kuch share kiya nahi hai but sayad mere puchne se kuch keh de."

Sana smiled hearing that.

"So.... Mission helping out our best friends?" Sana said giving her hand.

Sid chuckled and kept his hand on her palm.

Flashback Ends...

Sid slowly went to Kushal.

Seeing him Kushal said, "Yaar tune mujhe itni raat ko yaaha kyu bulaya hai? Ek toh pura din company thaka thaka ke maar daalti hai. Phir raat ko office se ghar jaau uski bhi fursat nahi hai. Pehle weekends hum party karte the, mind ko thoda refreshment milta tha. Sana ke jaane baad se woh bhi band hai."

"I know jab se tujhe job mili hai tere paas bilkool time nahi hai. Bohut dino se hum dono ne mil ke baat hi nahi kiyi. That's why I called you here. Let's talk." Sid said.

"Kya baat karni hai tujhe?" Kushal asked.

"Mujhe koi baat nahi karni. But I think you have something to tell me."

"What?"

"You seriously don't know?"

"No. I have nothing to tell you."

Sid sighed and said, "Fine.... I remember jab hum school mein the, we buddies used to share everything with each other. Jaise jab mujhe Sana se pyaar hua tha, I told you and Asim first."

Kushal smiled and said, "Yeah. Aur uss waqt mujhse zyada khush sayad koi nahi hua tha. Main itne dino se tujhe jo samjhane ki koshish kar raha tha, tu woh finally samajh chuka tha."

"Hmm. Toh thik waise hi I expected ki jab tujhe pyaar hoga, you will tell me first."

Now Kushal understood what Sid was trying to talk about.

"Mujhe pyaar matlab...."

"Don't you love Shivangi?" Sid asked directly.

Kushal looked down.

"Tujhe yeh sab kisne baataya?...."

"Sadly tune toh nahi baataya."

"Baata ne ko kuch hai hi nahi. Usne kaha na uska boyfriend hai? I don't see any hope."

"Abbe yaar koi boyfriend nahi hai uska." Sid said getting irritated. "She was just playing with you. Woh tujhse pyaar karti hai. Aur tujhe lagta hai Shivangi ko tere alawa koi aur jhel sakta hai?"

"But Bro, if she loves me then why isn't she telling me?"

"Yeh same sawal toh main tujhse bhi puch sakta hoon. You could have also told her at the time when you realised your love."

Kushal didn't say anything.

Sid put his hand on Kushal's shoulder and said, "Tum dono mein se kisi na kisi ko toh pehle confess karna hoga. Ab tu kare yaa woh kya fark padta hai?"

"Should I really tell her about my feelings?" Kushal asked.

Sid nodded his head in disbelief and said, "I never thought ki mujhe apne hi loveguru ko ekdin love ka lesson padhana hoga. Of course you should tell her. You have to. Woh koi mind-reader toh nahi hai na jo use apne aap sab kuch paata chal jayega."

Kushal smiled and said, "Main samajh gaya. Mujhe thoda waqt chahiye sochne ka. Uske baad I'll propose her. And..... Thanks yaar!"

Saying that Kushal hugged Sid.

"Friends hote kis liye hai?" He said.

"Love ka lesson padhane ke liye." Kushal said breaking the hug. Then they both laughed.

After talking to Kushal, Sid returned home.

Then he opened his phone and got the call notification. He then checked his WhatsApp and saw the pic of the old couple and the message Sana sent him. He smiled seeing it.

Then he called Sana back. She picked up his call.

"Yeh log kaun hai jinki photo tune bheji hai? They are looking so adorable!" He said.

But no reply came from Sana. Sid became confused.

"Hello....."

Suddenly he heard Sana's sobs.

"Sana what happened? Are you fine?" He asked being concerned.

And here Sana burst into tears.

"Sid mujhe nahi rehna yaaha. He is a heartless robot. Main nahi kar sakti unke saath kaam. I want to go back home. I need my family, I need my friends..... I need you! Please mujhe yaaha se le chal." She said while crying.

Sid didn't know what happened. Neither he could understand anything. But he wished if he could be there with her and give her a tight hug. Because he knew that she needed it, she needed him.
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What will Sid do in this situation?

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